Title: Multisite problem Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # Multisite problem * Resolved [andree123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andree123/) * (@andree123) * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-problem-4/) * I have WP running at the top level and my goal has been to run multiple sites from the backend. * However, the only one that is working is the one with the domain name pointing to the top level, where WP is installed. * On my server, Pair.com, you can only have one domain pointed at the top level. * Shopviewit.com seems to be working although it’s main job is to run a Miva shopping cart which is in a subfolder called mm5. It has been at the top level for a long time and I have thought about pointing it to mm5 but other links would break. * I now want andreehurley.com to show up but it won’t – I have hard-coded a index. html and put it in the directory and sometimes it shows up as andreehurley.com, other times as shopviewit.com/realestate/ (the directory I created on the server and in WP). * The backend is sort of ok: [http://shopviewit.com/realestate/queen-anne/](http://shopviewit.com/realestate/queen-anne/) * It looks the way I want it to look, but it should be [andreehurley.com/queen-ann/](http://www.andreehurley.com/queen-ann/)– with or without the www. This brings a 500 error. * I think that I have to have all the domains pointed to the top level and need to take the index.html out of the directory, but then I get the 404 page. * If I make andreehurley.com a primary, I get a user error. * Thanks, * Andree Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 22 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-problem-4/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-problem-4/page/2/?output_format=md) * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-problem-4/#post-2721788) * > On my server, Pair.com, you can only have one domain pointed at the top level. * That’s going to be a problem. If you can’t park another domain on your top level, you can’t use domain mapping. Just doesn’t work. And sadly, mapping a domain would be the best thing to do if you want to have multiple domains… * The easiest may be to make an add-on domain and run an install out of there. * Thread Starter [andree123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andree123/) * (@andree123) * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-problem-4/#post-2721924) * OK – I found out I can point the domain to the top level and did so, and the directory paths are working (andreehurley/ballard/)! * The front page preview is working: [http://andreehurley.com/?preview=true&preview_id=2&preview_nonce=bb2ede212d](http://andreehurley.com/?preview=true&preview_id=2&preview_nonce=bb2ede212d) * But the index is still going back to this: * [http://shopviewit.com/realestate/](http://shopviewit.com/realestate/) * I can’t find this path in the settings – I’ve taken this path off…? * Thank you! * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-problem-4/#post-2721947) * Note: I can’t see yer previews 😉 No one can if they’re not logged in. * Did you install and use a domain mapping plugin? * Thread Starter [andree123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andree123/) * (@andree123) * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-problem-4/#post-2721948) * Oh, duh! * This page: [http://andreehurley.com/ballard/](http://andreehurley.com/ballard/) * is working, although it lost it’s images – but if you click on “index” it goes to * [http://shopviewit.com/realestate/](http://shopviewit.com/realestate/) (another domain) which I have a hard-coded index.html file in. * I do have the plugin installed. * Thanks, * Andree * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-problem-4/#post-2721949) * Where did you install WordPress? * I mean, domain and folder of the main install? * If it’s in a subdirectory (domain.com/foo/) then domain mapping won’t work. * Thread Starter [andree123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andree123/) * (@andree123) * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-problem-4/#post-2721950) * Thanks, it is at the top level, in public_html… * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-problem-4/#post-2721952) * Good 😀 * Okay, so the images aren’t showing. * ``` ``` * Is there an images folder on the top level of your install? Should be kind of like this: * ``` /.htaccess /images/ /wp-admin/ /wp-content/ ``` * And so on. * Thread Starter [andree123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andree123/) * (@andree123) * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-problem-4/#post-2721954) * OK, that is another duh! I moved the domain up a level but not the images! * Still, the domain I want refreshes to another domain. It must be in the network configuration or domain mapping, but I can’t seem to find it? * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-problem-4/#post-2721966) * Did you actually install the Domain Mapping plugin and set it up? * Thread Starter [andree123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andree123/) * (@andree123) * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-problem-4/#post-2721968) * Yes, I did… * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-problem-4/#post-2721970) * It looks fine to me… I can get to [http://andreehurley.com/queen-anne/](http://andreehurley.com/queen-anne/) and everything. * Thread Starter [andree123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andree123/) * (@andree123) * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-problem-4/#post-2721971) * Thanks for checking it out, Ipstenu! – did you try clicking the “index” link? * The URL defaults to my original URL which is still active…. * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-problem-4/#post-2721973) * Index links ME back to [http://andreehurley.com/](http://andreehurley.com/) * Thread Starter [andree123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andree123/) * (@andree123) * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-problem-4/#post-2721974) * oh, Really? That’s GREAT! * Thanks! * Andree * Thread Starter [andree123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andree123/) * (@andree123) * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-problem-4/#post-2721976) * Ok, found a problem – I forgot I had put the hard-coded index file in there. I took it out, and now there is the 404 file when I click on Index from the other site (for me, anyway): * [http://andreehurley.com/queen-anne/](http://andreehurley.com/queen-anne/) * I’m not going to leave it here all day, however, like this… * Thanks, * Andree Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 22 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-problem-4/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-problem-4/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Multisite problem’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Networking WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/multisite/) * 22 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [andree123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andree123/) * Last activity: [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-problem-4/page/2/#post-2722003) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics